INDUSTRY VOICE
IoD boss to speak at BMF All Industry Conference
STEPHEN MARTIN, DIRECTOR General of the Institute of Directors (IoD), is the latest speaker confirmed for the BMF All Industry Conference in Dubrovnik in June. Martin, who took over the top role at the IoD in 2017, is no stranger to the building industry. He began his career as a quantity surveyor and following senior roles at Westinghouse Security Systems, Kvaerner Metals and Amey Rail, he was appointed Chief Executive of Barhale Construction in 2002. Following this he served as CEO of the Clugston Group, a construction logistics and property development firm for ten years. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Institute of Directors, a companion of the Chartered Management Institute and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
BMF DIARY
JANUARY 23 25
30 BMF Brexit Forum, BMF, Coventry
BMF Burns Supper, Doubletree Hilton, Dunblane
BMF Ireland regional meeting, Xtratherm, Navan
FEBRUARY 5
13 19
BMF Bricks, Blocks and Landscaping venue TBC
BMF/BMN Women in Merchanting Round Table, BMF, Coventry
BMF Young Merchants meeting, Ibstock, Leicester
MARCH 11-15 ISH, Messe Frankfurt 19 21
21 BMF Plumbing & Heating Forum, venue TBC
BMF North West regional meeting, Sentinel, Warrington
BMF North East regional meeting, venue TBC
26-27 BMF Branch Managers’ Forum, BMF, Coventry
27-28 Roofing, Cladding & Insulation Show, Ricoh Arena, Coventry
APRIL 3
3
10 25 30
MAY 14 15 23
BMF Marketing Forum, Worcester Bosch, Worcester
BMF East Midlands regional meeting, venue TBC
NMBS Exhibition, Ricoh Arena, Coventry BMF Finance Forum, BMF, Coventry
BMF Supplier & Service Member Forum, JCB, Rocester
BMF Technology Forum, Sophos, Abingdon BMF Yorkshire regional meeting, venue TBC BMF Timber Forum, BMF, Coventry
JUNE 13-16 BMF All-Industry Conference, Dubrovnik
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JULY 11
Bob Beaver Memorial Shoot, Royal Berkshire Shooting Ground
12-14 BMF Mastermerchant, Ambleside
SEPTEMBER 5-8
OCTOBER 2
15 17
Pavestone Rally, Reims to Lake Como
18-19 BMF Members’ Day Annual Conference and Awards, St George’s Park, Tatenhill
BMF Marketing Forum, BMF, Coventry
BMF North East regional meeting, venue TBC
BMF Finance Forum, BMF, Coventry
NOVEMBER 14
DECEMBER 4
BMF East Midlands regional meeting, venue TBC
BMF Yorkshire regional meeting, venue TBC
BMF Anniversary Dinner raises £6,000 for charity
A GALA MEMBERS’ dinner at the Belfry Hotel, the final celebration marking the BMF Anniversary year, raised £6,000 to be shared between Variety, the Children’s Charity and RAFA, the Royal Air Forces Association charity. While the BMF has celebrated 40 years as a Federation and 110 years a trade body, the RAF has marked its own centenary throughout 2018. Over 160 people attended the event with multiple generations of merchants represented from Past Presidents, Stuart Somerville, Stuart Mason-Elliott, Barrie Crow and David Gandy, and past and present BMF Board members to members of the BMF Young Merchant Group.
They were entertained by guest speaker Squadron Leader John Peters, comedian Hal Cruttenden, singers Lee Osborne and the Opera Dudes, with profile portraits
created by the Roving Artist. The BMF’s longest-serving member of staff, John Stephenson (pictured centre), was presented with a special award to mark his retirement in December after 24 years of service.
John Newcomb BMF CEO said, “I would like to thank everyone involved in all three celebrations during our Anniversary year – our first Parliamentary Reception in April, our first Young Merchants’ Conference in October and, of course, this gala Anniversary
Dinner. Our thanks go to the 20 Supplier Partners who have worked most closely with the BMF in recent years. While it is only proper to celebrate our heritage, our focus is rooted in the 21st Century, and our mission to support BMF members to build excellence remains at the heart of everything we do.”
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